Game Thread Houston @ LAC

[Julio]

Game Preview on NBA.com : http://www.nba.com/games/20081203/LACHOU/gameinfo.html?ls=gt1hp0020800272

Local: FSN Prime Ticket FSNHOU
Time: 8:30 pm ET

Starting 5 for the ROCKETS

PG

SG

SF


PF

C


Against the Clippers



Keys to the game :

- Battier's back

“I’m good,” Battier said. “The Denver game was a circumstantial missed game because of the flight and the back-to-back. Hopefully, I don’t anticipate any more missed games.

-Is a good offensive game by Ron asking too much ?

"We talked about it.I think he needed to look to kick it out better. When you put it on the floor and post up they were coming up at him, we have to find a way to make sure he sees the play, sees the kick-out."

-Can Yao win the battle against Camby and Kaman ?


Go Rockets !!

Reminder...3 weeks ...Gotta take of business

[MaxRider]

It's Yao's bobble head night!!!!!!!!!

[mpsniper101]

I want to see Stevie play today!

[MaxRider]

I want to see Stevie play today!

so do i
it's good to see Novak back in H-Town

[Mike12345]

Is francis even off the injured list i thought hes out till january

[ShaY]

Francis is supposedly 100% healthy and just needs to get in game shape , I hope we have a blowout and we sim for a minute or 2 lol.

[RazorJordan32]

we should win this game IF

1. we play hard no matter how big the lead is
2. artest shoots a good percentage ( im just asking above 40%)
3, Yao Kills In The Paint
4. are outside shooters shoot like they did in miami

Im predicting 98-87 in rockets win

[mpsniper101]

I want to see Stevie play today!

so do i
it's good to see Novak back in H-Town

Nice try, I meant Francis. I could careless about that scrub Novak.

[MaxRider]

I want to see Stevie play today!

so do i
it's good to see Novak back in H-Town

Nice try, I meant Francis. I could careless about that scrub Novak.

show some love for Novak
he knocked down that 3pts against the Kings to keep our winning streak alive
or else we won't have that 22 games winning streak in the history book

[mpsniper101]

lol.. Scott Padgett could have done that.

But seriously, yeah, I guess it's good to see Novak back to the Toyota Center to throws some bricks. I just want Steve Francis to play and cross someone over.

[TMU]

Steve Francis must haven't realized that Cuttino Mobley was traded to the New York Knicks.

[A.J.]

The way the Clippers are playing I wouldnt be surprised if Novak gets in the game.

[TMU]

Win or lose, I hope Francis plays. We need some excitement on this team.

[jove9]

Oh noes! We're playing 4 on 5! (no SG pic)

In other news, I'm expecting another 30 pt outburst from Von Wafer. Novak will score 55 for the Clips.

[TMACFORMVP]

I forgot to do what I did that won us two out of two games this season....I don't have a good feeling about this game, the Rockets will play down to their competition and the Clippers have been playing better as of late, beating the Heat, and losing by only two to the Mavs is a game where they were outscored 32-17.

1.) Baron murders our PG rotation
2.) Yao is completely taken out of the game, due to fronting
3.) We get murdered on the boards by their big man (is Kaman playing?) regardless, Randolph/Camby
4.) Artest continues to do what he's been doing all season.
5.) Alston goes 2-12
6.) Luther Head plays...
7.) No movement, no easy buckets with inconsistent D
8.) We'll show false hope that we can win the game, until yet another 4th quarter meltdown, situations in which Baron THRIVES.

Unfortunately I may not be kidding, but Francis might be a nice sight to see, though I doubt he gets in the game.

[mpsniper101]

Novak plays regular minutes for them.. He played a lot of mins in the Dallas game.

[DreamShook34]

Novak plays regular minutes for them.. He played a lot of mins in the Dallas game.

sweet Julius Caesar! they blew that game...

i personally think this is going to be a tough game for us.. i think the clippers are better than their record shows. oh and they blew the game in dallas so i see them coming out trying to not let that happen this time.

[Julio]

Strange , I had the thread with a Luther Head image when I made it..
Gonna fix this

[MaxRider]

Strange , I had the thread with a Luther Head image when I made it..
Gonna fix this

HEAD is gone? Yao ate IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[JJ LoDuca]

Novak plays regular minutes for them.. He played a lot of mins in the Dallas game.

I wouldn't say "regular minutes," he plays panic time when Dunleavy wants a quick three, and he got some injury minutes last night because Ricky Davis was out and Eric Gordon needed to stretch his tightened hammy. A Novak sighting is rare, but you might see one tonight since Pretty Ricky won't play.

sweet Julius Caesar! they blew that game...

Well said.

i personally think this is going to be a tough game for us.. i think the clippers are better than their record shows. oh and they blew the game in dallas so i see them coming out trying to not let that happen this time.

I believe that we are better than our record as well, but unfortunately, that doesn't mean we'll turn it around. I really hope that we'll come out angry and avenge last night's loss, but I have a feeling we'll be sulking and play tired all night.